Make it, love it! QUICK GIFTS

Left someone off your gift list? These thoughtful kits and easy makes look impressive but can be put together in a flash

- STEPHANIE DURRANT

CHRISTMAS BISCUITS JAR

YOU WILL NEED

• Glass jar with lid
• Caster sugar
• Iced biscuits
• Glitter card Scissors
• Twine

1 Make your own edible snow globe by filling the bottom of a large glass jar with caster sugar to look like snow. Flour would also work, but may stick to your biscuits.

2 Bake your own or buy readymade Christmas-themed iced biscuits and arrange them in the sugar to create a festive scene. Press down gently to make them stand but make sure you don’t snap them!

3 Using scissors, cut a star shape tag from glitter card and punch a small hole in the top. Tie to the jar lid with ribbon or twine. Give as a gift or use as a table centrepiece.

GARDENER’S GIFT SET

YOU WILL NEED

• Trug
• Shredded paper
• Terracotta pot
• Gardening scissors
• Wooden dibber
• Seeds
• Mini glass bottles
• Gift tag
• Metallic pen Twine

1 Aspiring gardeners and green-fingered friends will love this handy set. Pad a rustic metal trug with shredded paper.

2 Arrange a terracotta pot, gardening scissors and a wooden dibber in the trug, nestling them neatly among the shredded paper.